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ambassador hotel (former)
from rfk assassination posted in history by prof_improbable
On September 30, 1987 at the Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Cinemax filmed the special "Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night."
Put together by musical director T-Bone Burnett, the band consisted of Elvis's backing band from 1969 to 1977: Glen D. Hardin on piano, James Burton on lead guitar, Jerry Scheff on bass, and Ronnie Tutt on drums.
Other performers included Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, and Steven Soles. The female background vocalists were k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes, and Bonnie Raitt.
The special aired on January 3, 1988. Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988 at the age of 52.
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from rfk assassination posted in history by prof_improbable
Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was walking through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel when he was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. RFK had just won the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination.
Robert F. Kennedy remains one of only two sitting United States Senators to be assassinated (the other being Huey Long).
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Janis Joplin was cremated here, according to her wishes.
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The Four 'N 20 Restaurant in Sherman Oaks is used as the interior of JJ's Diner in Parks and Recreation. Don't expect to get waffles if you go here because they don't serve them. The diner in the establishing shot is in Atlanta.
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Woody Guthrie arrived in Los Angeles in 1937 and encountered the same scorn and hatred that other "Okies" received from Californians.
Guthrie found a home at the KFVD radio station singing "old-timey" tunes as well as his own originals.
Together with his singing partner "Lefty Lou" (Maxine Crissman), Guthrie attracted attention to the plight of the Okies, as well as provided songs and stories that reminded them of home.
Guthrie also honed his skill as a political commentator, railing against corruption, injustice, and other violations of human rights. The radio show would last until 1940, when differences between station owner Frank Burke and Guthrie ended the relationship.
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